Malliotakis Congratulates Cardinal Dolan on Years of Service to the Archdiocese of New York, Welcomes Archbishop Hicks

(NEW YORK, NY) – Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis released the following statement after Pope Leo XIV accepted the resignation of Cardinal Timothy Dolanas Archbishop of the Archdiocese of New York upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75 earlier this year. Malliotakis also welcomed the newly appointed Archbishop Ronald Hicks as his successor.

“I congratulate Cardinal Timothy Dolan as he begins this next chapter after 16 years of faithful service to the Archdiocese of New York. Over the years, I’ve come to know Cardinal Dolan well. All who have been in his presence know what a positive, joyful, faithful individual he is. My Catholic constituents and I will miss his guidance and good humor, and I am grateful for his leadership and commitment to New Yorkers. I wish him well in his retirement and look forward to working with Archbishop Ronald Hicks as he assumes leadership of the Archdiocese of New York, serving 2.5 million Catholic New Yorkers."

The Archdiocese of New York serves Catholics across Manhattan, the Bronx, Staten Island, and surrounding counties to the north which includes Westchester, Rockland, and Putnam through nearly 300 parishes, serving approximately 2.5 million Catholics.